We also join teenagers at the Ear Foundation in Nottingham as they put their TV production skills into practice at a special film workshop led by actor Colin Wells. Drawing on what Colin has learnt from his own daughter the event aims to encourage youngsters, who come together from all over the UK, to share their experiences of wearing cochlear implants.

And we meet a young Deaf woman who has a promising career in cakes ahead of her!  

We follow profoundly Deaf viewer Tomato Lichy as he puts these questions to a leading scientist in the field.

Also on the show, we attend a special awards ceremony at Wolverhampton University, where the Chairman of the British Deaf Association and former See Hear editor Terry Riley, receives his honorary degree for his services to the Deaf community.

If you would like to share your views on the topic of genetic research, or on any issues in today's programme, then please leave us your feedback. We'd really appreciate that.

And, please remember, next week's programme will go out on Thursday, 21st of October at 13.45. We apologize for the short notice, but please be assured that See Hear will be back in it's normal Wednesday slot at 13.00 from the 27th of October onwards.

See you then!

Memnos Costi and his hearing daughters invite us into their home and we catch up with some other familiar faces too - former See Hear presenter Martin Colville and current in-vision interpreter Alban Ward-Welch talk about their experiences as children of deaf adults.

Also on the show we follow beauty queen hopeful Siobhan Brindley-Lewis. Having recently made history as the first profoundly deaf woman to win a place in the final of a mainstream beauty contest will Siobhan go all the way in her bid for the Miss England 2010 crown?

And don't forget , due to the coverage of the Commonwealth Games next week's programme will be at the later time of 2 pm.

Deaf writer and actress, Sophie Woolley and her collaborators have been experimenting with computers that trigger captions and display subtitles during each scene of their performances.

The project explores innovative ways of using captions and graphics for deaf members of the audience.

Sophie and Gemma plan to continue research and the development of their creative captioning system so they can stage the complete play in the autumn.

So watch this space!

The surname 'Woolley' has, of course, been very familiar to See Hear viewers over the years! Maggie Woolley, Sophie’s mother, being one of the original presenters of See Hear.

Below you can read Sophie’s blog on her Tin Bath test:

www.theatresandbox.co.uk/category/tin-bath

And we meet the young wildlife conservationist who wanted to share her success story with See Hear and show that being deaf is not a barrier to pursuing your passions.

Rebecca Kiggins graduated with a geography degree from Coventry University and now works in her dream job as a conservation assistant at the World Owl Trust in the Lake District in the grounds of Muncaster Castle.

If you would like to find out more about the World Owl Trust, you can click on the link below

www.owls.org

And we get unique access to the grand halls of Buckingham Palace with See Hear viewers, the Choudhury family, who test out the Palace’s new hand held  BSL guides, which have been launched this summer for the first time to be available during the annual summer season’s opening of the Palace doors.

This allows a Deaf visitor to come at any time convenient to them rather than relying on the BSL interpreted and lip speaking guided tours, which are normally pre booked tours for individuals which happen at the end of the day.

For more information about the Royal Collections including Buckingham Palace, please follow the link

www.royalcollection.org.uk

And just a reminder..next week's programme will go out at the earlier time of 11.30am...

See you then.

And friend of See Hear Caroline Parker is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  Not as a performer this time, but to see how accessible this years fringe festival was for Deaf and hard of hearing festival – goers.

Whilst we were off air over the summer See Hear met up with Deaf author Louise Stern at Latitude, a festival of music, literature and performing arts. Louise is fourth generation deaf has published her first book. The book is called “Chattering” and it’s a collection of tales about young women setting out on journeys of discovery. The book looks like it will cause a stir in the way the relationship between language and silence is viewed.

Let us know what you think!

And just to let you know that on Wednesday 29th September the programme will go on out at 11am on BBC Two.

Also today, See Hear is in Norfolk to see a unique project that provides support and encourages independent living for it's deaf and hard of hearing residents. Rotary House, in Norwich provides accommodation, which is adapted for the needs of its tenants. See Hear took up the invitation to visit Rotary House and meet the Lord Mayor of Norwich to find out why Rotary House is his chosen civic charity.

And also today we meet 90 year old Lawrence Moody who like many people of his generation suffers from hearing loss. After reluctantly seeking help, Lawrence struck up a friendship with his audiologist who after discovering his amazing story of survival in one of the most brutal Prisoner of War camps of the Second World War encouraged Lawrence to share his story with See Hear.

Our first programme back is something of a birthday celebration.

On today's show we're at the Royal Albert Hall in London at the first ever signed prom. Radha gets exclusive access behind the scenes for the rehearsals and then joins the audience to celebrate the 80^th birthday of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim and meets Paul Whittaker, the man who has the task of signing the live performance in front of millions of viewers.

It's also many happy returns to Slough Deaf Club, which is celebrating its 50^th birthday; a remarkable achievement, as we have seen many Deaf Clubs close their doors because of dwindling numbers. Of course, See Hear went along to join in the party along with a familiar face, Clive Mason, who reported on the 25^th celebrations for See Hear all those years ago.

And another familiar face to See Hear, John Hay, takes us up to Scotland to show us where he had his first Deaf Club experiences and tells us about the closure of the Aberdeen and North East Society for the Deaf.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJp0HavWkg

As well as looking behind the scenes at SW19, home of the world's most celebrated tennis tournament, they enjoy a tour round the famous Wimbledon museum with its hoards of tennis memorabilia from decades past. For all the emphasis on tradition though, Wimbledon has moved with the times (its retractable roof over Centre Court is proof of this) and the museum is as hi-tech as any around - something Radha and Memnos both enjoy as they test out the interactive exhibits.

For more information on the museum at Wimbledon or the Championships, follow these links:

http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/index.html

http://aeltc2010.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/museum/index.html

Tennis isn't the only sport on today's menu though as we meet teenage basketball star Lucy Buxton, one of the England Ladies' under 18s players. As a child, Lucy was profoundly deaf and her parents didn't know whether she'd ever be able to talk. Not only that, they didn't know if she'd be able to walk either,  because of being born with pseudo-arthritis in her leg. Now a familiar face on the international basketball scene Lucy's not only proven herself a fierce competitor but an inspiration to all.

To get involved with basketball in England have a look at this website:

http://www.englandbasketball.co.uk/

At this time of year, schools across the UK gear up for the summer hols, but for pupils at the famous Ovingdean Hall School these summer holidays are more significant than ever - their school is closing its gates for the final time. We went to find out why Ovingdean's closure marks the end of an era for Deaf education and speak to pupils and staff about why the school, which opened in 1841 for just 8 deaf pupils, is having to close.

http://www.ovingdeanhallschool.org.uk/

This programme will be See Hear's last for a while as Radha and Memnos take a well earned break, but rest assured, they'll be back with more stories in September. If you have any ideas for stories do drop us a line and enjoy the summer!

Rhada takes a stroll through the amazing show gardens hoping to pick up some inspiration for her parents' garden, which is need of some sprucing up.

She takes a closer look at the Children's Society garden, the 'Eden Project garden', the 'Rhubarb Crumble and Custard' garden and the 'Road to Recovery' garden in aid of 'Help for Heroes' charity.

Rhada also gets to talk to garden designers and expert growers and mingles with other garden enthusiasts visiting the flower show, such as celebrities Christopher Biggins, Helen Mirren, Jayne Torvill and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.

The Chelsea Flower Show has been held at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea for the last 88 years, since its inception in 1913.

Many people come here to admire the gardens, which are displayed on an 11 acre site. The Great Pavilion alone is the size of two football pitches.

It is also an important occasion for growers from all over the world to show off their new creations, in the hope of winning a coveted RHS medal.

If you would like to find out more about the Chelsea flower show please follow this link:

www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show

And if you are interested in Gardeners World Live, which

takes place next week from the 16th June to 20th June at the NEC in Birmingham, then take a look at  http://www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com

And we meet James Clark, who was diagnosed with sensory neural loss at a young age, which left him with substantial hearing loss.

Despite or maybe because of having had to cope with difficult times whilst growing up, including being bullied at school, James is determined to make something of his life and still harbours an ambition to be a professional race driver.

See Hear catches up with James at the Clay Pigeon Raceway, one of the UK's leading kart circuits, set in the Dorset countryside as James is about to embark on his first ever Easy Kart championship race.

And although things are not going quite to plan on the day, James is not one to easily give up...

He is certainly one to watch out for in the future!

Easy Kart is licensed racing at an entry level. It is run under the umbrella of the MSA, the Motor Sports Association.

Many of today's F1 stars including the reigning British F1 World Champion Jenson Button all started their driving careers in karts.

If you want to find out more about easy kart racing, please follow this link: http://www.easykart.co.uk

Stoke-on-Trent, in the heart of England, is considered to be the home of the pottery industry, which is why it is commonly known as The Potteries. Over the years it's been a popular source of employment for the 100,000 Deaf and hard of hearing people that live in the area.

Since the early 1700s, over 1,500 pottery firms have operated in the Stoke-on-Trent area, with world-renowned companies such as Royal Doulton, Dudson Ltd, Spode, Wedgwood and Minton all originating from the region.

Sadly over the years factory numbers have been in steady decline with only 350 ceramic-based businesses in North Staffordshire left today.

The majority of deaf children in Staffordshire used to attend the only Deaf school in the area, the Mount School for the Deaf in Stoke-on-Trent, which opened in1897 and closed in 2003.

Working in the pottery factories was a career path typical for many Deaf school leavers in Stoke-on-Trent, and was often a job for life.

Many of the signs used by pupils from the Mount School for the Deaf are still used by the Stoke Deaf community today keeping the unique dialect of The Potteries alive.

And we visit Wendy Garbett. She recently contacted the programme with her thoughts on hearing aids and what's hot and what's not when it comes to getting the best hearing aid.

See Hear decided to take up Wendy's challenge to find out what the difference is between what's available privately and what you can get via the NHS.

Is it always a case of you get what you pay for when it comes to hearing aids?  Are free NHS digital hearing aids of equal, if not better, quality than those from the private sector?

See Hear finds out....

Plus we visit a new recently established online company which has been set up recently. The online site claims to revolutionise the hearing aid market, which is worth 210 million a year, by under cutting high street prices and alleviating customer inconvenience.

 f you want to find out more, please follow this link www.hearingdirect.com

We also raise a glass to English Wine Week with grape connoisseur, Jilly Goolden.

Memnos sets off to England's largest vineyard, Denbies, in Dorking, Surrey, to find out all about English wine from grape to bottle.

Helping him on his mission Jilly Goolden teaches Memnos how to smell and articulate the tastes and aromas of wine.

English Wine Week is a national campaign to promote the wines and vineyards of England and is held this year starting from Saturday 29th May until Sunday 6th June.

Over the course of the week special events, tastings, offers and other activities are taking place in vineyards across the country. It's an opportunity to show people round, give them tastings of wine and get them to see what vineyards are all about.

If you would like to find out more about English Wine Week, and for a full listing of events and activities, please follow this link

www.englishwineweek.co.uk.

On today's programme See Hear commemorates the 65^th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, so Radha is at the Imperial War Museum in London, to introduce the programme and visits an interesting exhibition they have there.

However, before Victory in Europe Day was declared on May 8^th 1945, the people of the UK endured years of hardship. To give us a real feel for what life during the war years was like for Britain's deaf community See Hear accompanies a group of retirees from Nottinghamshire Deaf Society on a day trip down memory lane at the Eden Camp Museum in North Yorkshire. Eden Camp Modern History Theme Museum uses sights, sounds and smells to tell the story of World War II through scenes and displays covering military and civilian life.  It certainly evokes some stirring memories of war time life for the visitors. By the end of the war, there were about 600 prisoner of war camps across Britain - the Eden Camp museum is housed on a POW camp site, with the exhibits in the different huts.

http://www.edencamp.co.uk

While Radha is at the Imperial War Museum she visits a temporary exhibition about war time rationing. In 1940, rationing was introduced to Britain and the exhibition illustrates how coupons had to be exchanged for food, which was in very short supply and so could only be bought in small amounts. The museum also shows that growing your own food, recycling and healthy nutrition were as important in 1940s Britain as they are today. The Ministry of Food exhibition, commemorating 50 years of rationing, will be at the Imperial War Museum until 3^rd January 2011.

http://london.iwm.org.uk

We also re visit some anecdotes about food rationing from some members of the Deaf community from a See Hear programme from 2004.

Finally, although Victory in Europe day was the 8^th May for mainland Britain, over on Guernsey, in the Channel Islands, the anniversary is marked a day later, on May 9^th, as this is the date recognised as the formal liberation of the island from German occupancy. Guernsey people have celebrated every year since, but many of us know very little about its wartime experiences. We join the people of Guernsey as they tell us how even the best fortifications couldn't keep the Germans out and how in 1940, Hitler's forces seized Guernsey and the other Islands, starting nearly 5 years of occupation. We also meet the signing choir who are taking part in the Guernsey Sings festival, to mark Liberation Day.

http://www.visitguernsey.com